Melanie O'Brien

Melanie O'Brien has extensive experience in marketing and communications. Melanie currently holds the position of Head of Marketing & Communications EMEA-APAC at Satcom Direct. Prior to this role, they were the Owner & Managing Director of MJO Communications, a marketing communications company providing freelance support to broadcast and technology companies. Melanie also served as the Director of Marketing at Pixit Media, where they specialized in high-performance software-defined storage & data management solutions for Media and Entertainment. Melanie founded and managed Karamel Content, a content production company, and also worked as a Marketing Director at MJO Broadcast. Earlier in their career, Melanie held various marketing roles at BSkyB, IXEurope, and Sony.

Melanie O'Brien obtained their Bachelor's degree in American Social Studies with a 2.1 honours classification from the University of Sussex, attending from 1990 to 1994. Furthermore, they pursued a second Bachelor's degree in Ethnic Studies & Literature, completing it with a 2.1 honours classification from the University of California, Berkeley during the academic year 1992-1993.